adella and the pummelo

last night, at the shopping extravaganza that is super wal-mart, i found this: a pummelo. the giant grapefruit-thing next to the my little pony (for scale). i have never seen one before, and probably would not have bought it, except that it smells so good! like a super sweet grapefruit - and i could smell them just walking by the produce bins. so, i had to try it. here it is again, partly peeled: can you see that the inside is bright pink? and here is adella, sampling some of the mangled pummelo: in the end, i was disappointed in the taste, but maybe this one just wasn't ripe yet. i decided to leave the plate of pummelo peel on the counter for some natural aromatherapy... the highlight of our day so far: i found the long lost aquadoodle marker! yaay! i looked at replacement markers at the store, but they were almost $5 - too much. so this morning i searched adella's closet and found the water marker. we have been drawing all morning. lately she just wants me to draw houses and hot dogs over and over. last week it was fish and starfish, then ice cream cones. now she says, "mommy! draw house. draw hot dog." then when i draw them, she looks and says, "oh! see it! hot dog!" so cute! and look - i found a new hairdo that she somewhat tolerates! doesn't she look adorable? toe inspection time today i introduced adella to pretzels dipped in cream cheese. gross, you say? no way - it's good. don't you remember the giant soft pretzels at the mall that came with a cream cheese dip? adella likes it, as you can see. i hope everyone is enjoying the new blog. give me some feedback if you have time - stig says i might be overdoing it, but i am having fun with it. i'm working on getting him to write a few posts, but no luck yet. gotta run, folks. it is cold today, and perfect weather for a nice mug of chai tea (thanks mom!) and knitting on the couch while adella naps.